The Linux Manuals (man pages) document is an important part of Linux documents. Linux Manuals are organized as several sections. Each section has a group of commands for a specific area in Linux usage, administration or development.
git-version – Display version information about Git Synopsisgit version [–build-options]DescriptionWith no options given, the version of git is printed on the standard output. Note that git –version is identical to git version because the former is internally converted into the latter. Options–build-options Include additional information about how git was built for diagnostic purposes.GitPart of the…
git-verify-tag – Check the GPG signature of tags Synopsisgit verify-tag [–format=<format>] <tag>…DescriptionValidates the gpg signature created by git tag. Options–raw Print the raw gpg status output to standard error instead of the normal human-readable output. -v, –verbose Print the contents of the tag object before validating it. <tag>… SHA-1 identifiers of Git tag objects.GitPart of…
git-verify-pack – Validate packed Git archive files Synopsisgit verify-pack [-v|–verbose] [-s|–stat-only] [–] <pack>.idx …DescriptionReads given idx file for packed Git archive created with the git pack-objects command and verifies idx file and the corresponding pack file. Options<pack>.idx … The idx files to verify. -v, –verbose After verifying the pack, show list of objects contained in…
git-verify-commit – Check the GPG signature of commits Synopsisgit verify-commit <commit>…DescriptionValidates the GPG signature created by git commit -S. Options–raw Print the raw gpg status output to standard error instead of the normal human-readable output. -v, –verbose Print the contents of the commit object before validating it. <commit>… SHA-1 identifiers of Git commit objects.GitPart of…
git-var – Show a Git logical variable Synopsisgit var ( -l | <variable> )DescriptionPrints a Git logical variable. Options-l Cause the logical variables to be listed. In addition, all the variables of the Git configuration file .git/config are listed as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality is deprecated in favor of git config -l.)Examples$…
git-upload-pack – Send objects packed back to git-fetch-pack Synopsisgit-upload-pack [–[no-]strict] [–timeout=<n>] [–stateless-rpc] [–advertise-refs] <directory>DescriptionInvoked by git fetch-pack, learns what objects the other side is missing, and sends them after packing. This command is usually not invoked directly by the end user. The UI for the protocol is on the git fetch-pack side, and the program…
git-upload-archive – Send archive back to git-archive Synopsisgit upload-archive <directory>DescriptionInvoked by git archive –remote and sends a generated archive to the other end over the Git protocol. This command is usually not invoked directly by the end user. The UI for the protocol is on the git archive side, and the program pair is meant…
git-update-ref – Update the object name stored in a ref safely Synopsisgit update-ref [-m <reason>] [–no-deref] (-d <ref> [<oldvalue>] | [–create-reflog] <ref> <newvalue> [<oldvalue>] | –stdin [-z])DescriptionGiven two arguments, stores the <newvalue> in the <ref>, possibly dereferencing the symbolic refs. E.g. git update-ref HEAD <newvalue> updates the current branch head to the new object. Given…
git-update-index – Register file contents in the working tree to the index Synopsisgit update-index [–add] [–remove | –force-remove] [–replace] [–refresh] [-q] [–unmerged] [–ignore-missing] [(–cacheinfo <mode>,<object>,<file>)…] [–chmod=(+|-)x] [–[no-]assume-unchanged] [–[no-]skip-worktree] [–[no-]ignore-skip-worktree-entries] [–[no-]fsmonitor-valid] [–ignore-submodules] [–[no-]split-index] [–[no-|test-|force-]untracked-cache] [–[no-]fsmonitor] [–really-refresh] [–unresolve] [–again | -g] [–info-only] [–index-info] [-z] [–stdin] [–index-version <n>] [–verbose] [–] [<file>…]DescriptionModifies the index. Each file mentioned is updated…
git-unpack-objects – Unpack objects from a packed archive Synopsisgit unpack-objects [-n] [-q] [-r] [–strict]DescriptionRead a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, expanding the objects contained within and writing them into the repository in "loose" (one object per file) format. Objects that already exist in the repository will not be unpacked from the packfile. Therefore,…
git-unpack-file – Creates a temporary file with a blob’s contents Synopsisgit unpack-file <blob>DescriptionCreates a file holding the contents of the blob specified by sha1. It returns the name of the temporary file in the following format: .merge_file_XXXXX Options<blob> Must be a blob idGitPart of the git(1) suite
git-unlock – Unlock a file excluded from version control Synopsisgit-lock <filename> DescriptionUnlock local files from version control. Options<filename> The name of the filename. Examples$ git unlock config/database.ymlAuthorWritten by Julio Napuri <julionc [at] gmail.com> Reporting Bugs<https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues> See Also<https://github.com/tj/git-extras>
git-undo – Remove latest commits Synopsisgit-undo [<commitcount>] [-s, –soft, -h, –hard] DescriptionRemoves the latest commits. Options–soft or -s This is the default, only rolls back the commit but changes remain un-staged. –hard or -h This option wipes your commit(s), so that your changes cannot be recovered. Use with care. <commitcount> Number of commits to remove….
git-touch – Touch and add file to the index Synopsisgit-touch <filename> DescriptionCall touch on the given file and add it to the current index. Used one-step creating new files. Options<filename> File to be touched. Examples$ git touch Makefile AuthorWritten by Alex McHale <alexmchale [at] gmail.com> Reporting Bugs<https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues> See Also<https://github.com/tj/git-extras>
git-tar-tree – Create a tar archive of the files in the named tree object Synopsisgit tar-tree [–remote=<repo>] <tree-ish> [ <base> ]DescriptionTHIS COMMAND IS DEPRECATED. Use git archive with –format=tar option instead (and move the <base> argument to –prefix=base/). Creates a tar archive containing the tree structure for the named tree. When <base> is specified it…
git-tag – Create, list, delete or verify a tag object signed with GPG Synopsisgit tag [-a | -s | -u <keyid>] [-f] [-m <msg> | -F <file>] [-e] <tagname> [<commit> | <object>] git tag -d <tagname>… git tag [-n[<num>]] -l [–contains <commit>] [–no-contains <commit>] [–points-at <object>] [–column[=<options>] | –no-column] [–create-reflog] [–sort=<key>] [–format=<format>] [–merged <commit>] [–no-merged…
git-sync – Sync local branch with remote branch Synopsisgit sync [ <remote> <branch> ] DescriptionSync local branch with <remote>/<branch>. When <remote> and <branch> are not specified on the command line, upstream of local branch will be used by default. All changes and untracked files and directories will be removed. ExamplesSync local branch with its upstream…
git-symbolic-ref – Read, modify and delete symbolic refs Synopsisgit symbolic-ref [-m <reason>] <name> <ref> git symbolic-ref [-q] [–short] <name> git symbolic-ref –delete [-q] <name>DescriptionGiven one argument, reads which branch head the given symbolic ref refers to and outputs its path, relative to the .git/ directory. Typically you would give HEAD as the <name> argument to…
git-switch – Switch branches Synopsisgit switch [<options>] [–no-guess] <branch> git switch [<options>] –detach [<start-point>] git switch [<options>] (-c|-C) <new-branch> [<start-point>] git switch [<options>] –orphan <new-branch>DescriptionSwitch to a specified branch. The working tree and the index are updated to match the branch. All new commits will be added to the tip of this branch. Optionally a…
git-svn – Bidirectional operation between a Subversion repository and Git Synopsisgit svn <command> [options] [arguments]Descriptiongit svn is a simple conduit for changesets between Subversion and Git. It provides a bidirectional flow of changes between a Subversion and a Git repository. git svn can track a standard Subversion repository, following the common "trunk/branches/tags" layout, with the…